Dan Ziskie is an American actor and photographer. Ziskie portrayed the character Frank Niggar on a popular sketch on Chappelle's Show. He was on Treme, where he played a politically connected banker in Post-Katrina New Orleans. He had a recurring role as the Vice President of the United States on the first season of House of Cards.[1] He had a guest spot on Person of Interest and The Blacklist, portraying senators on both shows. On the season finale of 24's fifth season Ziskie played the United States Attorney General who, after hearing an audio recording of the president admitting that he took part in the assassination of a former president, orders his removal from office.
In October 2017 Ziskie released a collection of photographs of the New York City area taken from 2013 to 2016 in his first book, entitled Cloud Chamber.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe | Young American | |
| 1985 | Key Exchange | Mr. Anderson | |
| 1985 | O.C. and Stiggs | Rusty Calloway | |
| 1986 | Twisted | Phillip Collins | |
| 1986 | Very Close Quarters | Thin Man | |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Mr. Anderson | |
| 1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Arthur Barnfell | |
| 1990 | Vital Signs | Dr. Kelly | |
| 1992 | Zebrahead | Mr. Cimino | |
| 1997 | The Jackal | CIA Representative #2 | |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Guy's Doctor | |
| 2000 | Prince of Central Park | City Planner | |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days | General Walter "Cam" Sweeney | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Officer Dempsey | |
| 2003 | Undermind | Sean Waye | |
| 2003 | Dead Canaries | Ron | |
| 2004 | Satan's Little Helper | Vernon | |
| 2004 | Kinsey | NYC Reporter #2 | |
| 2004 | The Reawakening | Paul | |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Informative Guy | |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Dr. Thompson | |
| 2006 | Eight Below | Navy Commander | |
| 2006 | The Tokyo Trial | [3] | |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Leg Tremor Doctor | |
| 2008 | New York, I Love You | Party's Guest | Uncredited |
| 2009 | The Rebound | Ken Gordon | |
| 2010 | Step Up 3D | NYU Dean | |
| 2013-17 | House of Cards | Jim Matthews | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Concussion | Paul Tagliabue | |
| 2015 | Prism | Leroy | |
| 2016 | Mercy | George | |
| 2019 | Bull | Walter Franklin | Episode: "Security Fraud" |
References
edit- ^ "Who Is Bull's Idol, Lawyer Walter Franklin on 'Bull'?". 2paragraphs.com. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Melnyczuk, Fred (1 September 2017). "Snapshot: 'Cloud Chamber' by Dan Ziskie". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "The Tokyo Trial". hkmdb.com. February 1, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2021.